Explain how your Voicethread addresses the UDL Guidelines.
Provides Multiple Means of Representation
In response to voice thread - Personal Collage
1 Provide options for perception
Information is available to all students reducing barriers to learning.
1.1 Customize the display of information
Informations is customized by displaying it in different locations, color added and emphasized.
1.2 Provide alternatives for auditory information
Pictures and effects along with text help students that have auditory difficulities.
1.3 Provide alternatives for visual information
Text, audio, and touch enhances information for students with visual dissabilities.
2 Provide options for language andsymbols
2.1 Define vocabulary and symbois
Vocabulary, definitions and images of task are accessible to all students.
2.2 Clarify syntax and structure
Students will not need clarfication.
2.3 Decode text and mathematical notation
Text was shown and then visual of task. No math is involved.
2.4 Promote crosslinguistic understanding
Simple terms are used and visual of task to help with crosslinguistic understanding.
2.5 Illustrate key concepts nonlinquistically
Images are shown of task and the end product will be seen.
3 Provide options for comprehension
3.1 Provide or activate background knowledge
Students will have worked on PowerPoint and know how to add new slides, format, and put information on PowerPoint.
3.2 Highlight critical features, big ideas, and relationships
This would tell students steps and immediately show them the actions needed.
3.3 Guide information processing
It was designed to show students what is expected in Personal Collage PowerPoint Presentation.
3.4 Support memory and transfer
They have visuals text and can watch the video over and over to refresh memory.
4 Provide options for physcial actions
4.1 Provide varied ways to respond
Students can have two windows open (video and MS PowerPoint) they can mimmick instructions. They can pause the video and rewind if they need to.
4.2 Provde varied ways to interact with materials
Same as above
4.3 Integrate assistive technologies
Students interact with video and MS PowerPoint to allow them to work independently. Assistive Technology and Differentiating Instruction is used with out drawing attention to students that need it.
5 Provide options for expressive skills and fluency
5.1 Allow choices for media communication
Students can see, hear or turn the sound off if they want to. Visual it has enhancements - if it's too much students can pause video.
5.2 Provide appropriate tools for composition and problem solving
Students have the freedom to work at their own pace, rewind, watch it over and over.
5.3 Provide ways to scaffold practice and performance
The steps build on one another - allowing scaffolding.
6 Provide options for executive functions
6.1 Guide effective goal setting
Students will create a PowerPoint Presentation from the voice thread.
6.2 Support planning and strategy development
Students will know what is expected and can gain knowledge own their own without waiting for the teacher to get to them by watching video and completing steps.
6.3 Facilitate managing information and resources
The thoughts of students are guided, as they create a presentation similiar to the voicethread.
6.4 Enhance capacity for monitoring progress
Presentation shown to the class will monitor progress.
Provide Multiple Means for Engagement
7 Provide options for recruitng interest
7.1 Increase individual choice and autonomy
Students have the option to pause and rewind without others knowing.
7.2 Enhance relevance, value, and authentcity
Students can see demonstration and what the end product should look like.
7.3 Reduce threats and distractions
Students can focus on assignment and pause rewind if necessary.
8 Provide options for sustaining effort and persistence
8.1 Heighten salience of goals and objectives
Steps are demonstrated to help students obtain goals and objectives.
8.2 Vary levels of challenge and support
Students how understand can move onto next steps without waiting for teacher by watching another video.
8.3 Foster collaboration and communication
This video can be used by other teachers to help students having difficulty. It can be shared on JCPS Online for other teachers.
8.4 Increase mastery oriented feedback
Students have the power to control how fast they move throw work and have opportunity to take their time.
9 Provide options for self-regulation
9.1 Guide personal goal setting and expectations
Students will be empowered to move through steps and complete the work on their own. They will be submitt work online and move onto next assignment. It involves personal information and students will have a vested intrest.
9.2 Scaffold coping skills and strategies
The video should keep students involved, interested, and engaged.
9.3 Develop self-assessment and reflection
Self assessment would be an exit slip - how could the lesson be improved.
Links will take you to the UDL Guidelines website.
Personal Collage
UDL Guidelines Betsy Curtis
Explain how your Voicethread addresses the UDL Guidelines.
Links will take you to the UDL Guidelines website.